| As we mentioned in previous articles, stroke is | | | | tissues and arteries elastic. It also helps to reduce |
| caused by uncontrolled diet that is high in | | | | the stickiness of the blood and decreases the risk |
| saturated and trans fats resulting in cholesterol | | | | of clotting, in turn lowering the risk of heart |
| building up in the blood vessel in the brain that | | | | attack and stroke. Selenium increases the ratio of |
| block the circulation of blood to the body, including | | | | HDL (good) cholesterol to LDL (bad) cholesterol. |
| cells in the brain. If not enough oxygen is delivered | | | | 5. Pycnogenol |
| to the brain cells, some cells die off and can not | | | | Pycnogenol helps to keep collagen elastic and |
| reproduce, the you may have a stroke. Other | | | | soften the blood platelets, making blood flow |
| strokes happen when a blood vessel in the brain | | | | more efficiently. |
| ruptures causing the cells in your brain to be | | | | 6. Co enzyme Q-10 |
| deprived of oxygen, thus they die and can never | | | | Co enzyme is a strong antioxidant that not only |
| come back. Nutritional supplements have played | | | | protects low density lipoprotein LDL against |
| an important role for nutritionally deficient patients | | | | oxidants, but also helps for getting oxygen to the |
| in preventing stroke and here are are some of | | | | cells. |
| them: | | | | 7. Lecithin |
| 1. B-complex | | | | Lecithin is a fat-like substance called a phospholipid |
| Three B-vitamins: folate, B-6, and B-12 can lower | | | | that helps to remove bad cholesterol and other |
| homocysteine, an amino acid that is found | | | | lipids from the body. It also protects the arteries |
| naturally in the body and study shows that the | | | | and organs from the build up of fatty tissue that |
| higher the level of homocysteine in the blood, the | | | | can lead to stroke or heart attack. |
| higher the risk of stroke. | | | | 8. Melatonin |
| 2. Beta-carotene | | | | Melatonin is a neurohormone produced in our body |
| Beta-carotene is an antioxidant that may reduce | | | | by the pineal gland. It is a powerful antioxidant |
| oxidative stress to brain cells. Such stress occurs | | | | that easily penetrates the blood-brain barrier and |
| when highly volatile forms of oxygen damage cell | | | | is used to treat thrombotic stroke. |
| structure. Study shows that beta- carotene helps | | | | 9. Vitamin C |
| to reduce the risk against cerebral infraction and | | | | Vitamin C helps to strengthen the arterial wall, |
| stroke. | | | | lowering the risk of heart diseases and stroke. |
| 3. Vitamin E | | | | I hope this information will help. If you need more |
| Vitamin E is an antioxidant that helps to reduce | | | | information, please visit my home page at: |
| arterial clotting. | | | | Kyle J. Norton |
| 4. Selenium | | | | All rights reserved. Any reproducing of this article |
| Selenium is a powerful agent that helps to keep | | | | must have all the links intact. |